Nighthawks win PBC Make-A-Wish award
The University of North Georgia (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) earned the Peach Belt Conference's (PBC) LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for most funds raised in 2021-22.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ has finished in the top five NCAA Division II donors for 10 consecutive years, and it has been named top donor on seven different occasions. Since 2010, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ has raised more than $200,000 for Make-A-Wish with at least $10,000 given every year.
In 2021-22, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ contributed $13,851 for the Make-A-Wish program. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ also hosted a Make-A-Wish reveal in October, the 20th wish the institution has granted. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ won the PBC award for the 13th year in a row.
Division II has raised more than $6.6 million toward granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Almost 770 "wishes" have been granted through Division II contributions. These wishes can serve as a game-changer in children's fights against their illnesses, helping them feel better, and in some cases even get better.
The PBC Make-A-Wish awards were renamed the LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Awards following the 2013-14 season. Noble was a women's golfer at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and a former wish recipient from Make-A-Wish. She appeared on the cover of NCAA Champion Magazine in the fall of 2013 and sadly passed away in March 2014. Her dedication to the Make-A-Wish program will live on with these awards that will forever bear her name.
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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ raises most funds in PBC for Make-A-Wish
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ earned the LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for the most funds raised in 2025-26 during the Peach Belt Conference's annual Make-A-Wish initiative.
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